these tracts were often to be found in phone booths—or in other locales in which the down and out were likely to frequent.

May I suggest that you list The Concourse with the other major sites, e.g. Deadspin, Jezebel etc.?

I don’t feel sorry for anyone who has lived/lives in Indy. This is because I grew up in Evansville. The family moved when I was 12, but the damage was already done.

couple of years ago I (then 63 y.o.) had a TIA and was thereafter examined by a youngish neurologist. “Here,” he said, “Squeeze my hands hard as you can.” “Sure about that?” I asked. “Yes, go ahead,” he said impatiently.

re: public defenders: from a criminal defense lawyer: in many instances, the difference b/w a PD and private counsel to whom you have paid $20k is that there is a premium for getting your hand held while listening to soothing words. There are many reasons why one might choose a career in PD—regular pay check, health…

defense lawyer here. racial bias affects every stage of EVERY case. period.

see Heinlein’s The Door Into Summer

“MIA has said AIM is to be her final album.”

Ditto. As we were wont to say, “Acid makes you placid.”

Sports quiz: what was “Merkle’s Boner?”

James is right about one thing—nothing wrong with telling jokes about Abstract Impressionists.

In re: cold pizza. You are wrong.

This is true. I was doing void dire on a jury pool of 40. I asked who’d heard of Ray Rice—this was at least a month after the 2nd video went public.

Why should this comfort us? They are all unspeakable, and have boasted over and again of what they plan to do immediately upon taking office, i.e. deliver us to the worst parts of the 19th C.

I lived in Van for 2 years, and oh yes, you do. Not that there’s anything wrong with that—and if you would adopt me, I would be your bondsman for the rest of my days, and be glad of that, and account myself lucky.

Seem to remember from 1L K’s that there are a number of ways to get out of K’s post-offer acceptance consideration. But then again, my memories are mercifully blurred.

That's from the Maurice and the Zodiacs song